John 16:19
Jesus realized that they wanted to ask him about this. So he asked them, “Are you wondering about my comment, ‘In a little while you won't see me, but a little while after that you will see me’?
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In Context
18They were asking, “What does he mean by ‘in a little while’? We don't know what he's talking about.”
Cross References
Matthew 6:8Don't be like them, for your Father knows what you need even before you ask him.
Mark 9:33They arrived at Capernaum, and once they were inside the house where they were staying, Jesus asked them, “What were you talking about on the way?”
John 7:33Then Jesus told the people, “I'll be with you just a little longer, but then I'll return to the one who sent me.
John 14:19Soon the world will not see me anymore, but you will see me. Because I live, you will live too.
John 16:30Now we're certain that you know everything, and that in order to know what questions people are thinking you don't need to ask them. This convinces us that you came from God.”
Hebrews 4:13No living being is hidden from his sight; everything is exposed and visible to the one we're accountable to.
Matthew Henry on John 16:17-23
Christ's Departure and Return; Sorrow and Joy Foretold. 16 A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me, because I go to the Father. 17 Then said some of his disciples among themselves, What is this that he saith unto us, A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me: and, Because I go to the Father? 18 They said therefore, What is this that he saith, A little while? we cannot tell what he saith. 19 Now Jesus knew that they were… Read the whole commentary →